This sermon looks at contentment, what causes discontentment and how we can live in contented no matter what happens in life.

Living in Contentment
Philippians 4:11-13
What I’ve sadly come to realize is that contentment is an elusive commodity in our society, and promoted by the advertisements we’re bombarded with. They seem to think it’s their job to make us feel discontent and dissatisfied with our lives unless we
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Do we covet others' materials?
Do we engage in idle, unhealthy conversations?

Prattle and Covetous Materialism
Micah 2:1-12
In this Old Testament reading, we can readily categorize the message in two major parts. This Prophet Micah warns against
1) Covetous Materialism and
2) Idle Prattle.
“Covetous Materialism” – Wanting to have the most and the best. We see
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This is the third part of this series as we look at the dangers of Envy.

Fifty years ago this summer I was a 7 year old living in Germany. So I didn’t make it to the summer of love. But others were there.
George Harrison was there, as were The Who, Janice Joplin, Jimi Hendrix and Jerry Garcia.
They had joined the so called hippies and flower children who had
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The cluster of miracles of Elijah and Elisha serve several purposes. One is to show Israel that Yahweh remains faithful to Israel even after her exile to Babylon. The other is to show Israel that despite the godlessness of her kings, Yahweh remains gracious and merciful in difficult times. The
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The story of Lot is a classic warning for all believers who desire material prosperity at the expense of Christian testimony. Some Christians imagine that they can have the best of both worlds without paying its price. In reality, the desire to be rich an

Intro: The story of Lot is a classic warning for all believers who desire material prosperity at the expense of Christian testimony. Some Christians imagine that they can have the best of both worlds without paying its price. In reality, the desire to be rich and famous had driven many to the trap
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For this young man his stumbling block was his riches, most of us don’t have this riches problem as our stumbling block, but just about all us do have some thing that hinders our walk as a Christian in some way or another, every bodies stumbling block is

Matthew 19:16-22 A BAD DECISION 1-15-11
Today for a few minutes I want us to think about this young man that we read about in our text, he obviously was an intelligent person, I mean he was rich according to the other gospel
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The desire for money will deceive and ultimately destroy you. Paul outlines a three step process: (1) The desire for money; (2) The deception of money; (3) The destruction caused by money.

THE LOVE OF MONEY
Study Text: 1 Timothy 6: 6 - 10
Introduction:
- There is a tremendous difference between money and the love of money. And what Paul speaks of here to Timothy is not a Christian possessing money, but money possessing a Christian, or money possessing anyone, for that
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There are a great many chapters in the Bible that tell about the failures of men, but this is one of the greatest. It shows us the oneness of God's people. The Bible calls this man "the troubler of Israel." There are many "troublers" in the churches

THE SIN OF ACHAN
Joshua 7:1 26
INTRODUCTION There are a great many chapters in the Bible that tell about the failures of men, but this is one of the greatest. It shows us the oneness of God's people. The Bible calls this man "the troubler of Israel." There are many "troublers" in the churches
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Moth, rust, and burrowing thieves destroy our material possession so we must know how to invest in God's Economy.

Grant Avenue Baptist Church
2215 Grant Avenue
Redondo Beach, CA 90278
(310) 376-7890
Matthew 6:19-34
VERSES 19-21
WHAT NOT TO DO!
“Do Not Store Up” could also be translated “stop storing up.” In other words, Christ was calling for a decisive break with the
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THE GIFT OF WORK
Would you like to have more money? Most people would like to have more money. If you want to make more money, usually that means working more or finding a job that pays more.
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What we feed our minds and hearts determines whether we live with covetousness or contentment.

Law & Order: SPU – Scratch Where It itches”
Ex. 20:17; Mt. 6:25-34; Phil. 4:10-13
A man was talking to his psychiatrist. He said, “I’ve been misbehaving and my conscience is bothering me.” The doctor responded, “And you want something that will strengthen
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God’s word and experience tell us that Christians do sin. The Bible makes it clear that sin has consequences even for believers. God does not intend for His children to sin once they have been born again. Sadly, some believers bring shame to themselves an

Intro: God’s word and experience tell us that Christians do sin. The Bible makes it clear that sin has consequences even for believers. God does not intend for His children to sin once they have been born again (1 John 2:1).
Sadly, some believers bring shame to themselves and God by the
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The obvious sins of our hands we abhor, yet allow the obscure sins of our hearts. It is the obscure (hidden…internal sins of the heart) that I want to deal with the next several weeks. Most of us will not be overtaken by the deeds of our flesh, but

SINS THE SAINTS HAVE SANITIZED
(COVETOUSNESS)
Sins The Saints Have Sanitized - you may not know what the word 'sanitized' means, but if you were to look up any reliable dictionary you would find a definition something like the following: to make more acceptable by the
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One of the most common temptations is that of a desire to obtain wealth. Material things become "gods" to not a few people. All kinds of evil comes from pursuing wealth. Among them is our eyes get blinded to the more important things in life.

Intro: One of the most common temptations is that of a desire to obtain wealth. Material things become "gods" to not a few people (Eph. 5:5). All kinds of evil comes from pursuing wealth. Among them is our eyes get blinded to the more important things in life. The Lord considered this to be
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Title: The Man With Six I’s
The Parable Of The Rich Fool
Text: Luke 12:15-21
Theme: Covetousness will not satisfy the passions of the flesh.
Introduction: Jesus and Money
Jesus talked a great deal about money. Sixteen of the thirty-eight parables were concerned with how to handle money
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